We sit down with Kate Cooper, one half of Australian duo An Horse ahead of their upcoming tour, to discuss the advantages of colder climbs, songwriting techniques and the perks of the American festival circuit and much more. Hi, how are you today? Good, how are you going? Good thanks, I was going to say…
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Reading reviews of female artists usually gets my blood up as the rampant sexism ingrained in society overflows with reckless abandon. Bands with female members are referred to as a ‘chick band’, women are lauded for their ‘rock chick’ stylings and being ballsier then their male counterparts – as though wielding a guitar and ripping…
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The torrential downpour on Saturday kept the crowds at bay, with only a handful of eager punters rocking up early to catch the supporting bands. Those who opted to turn up later for the headliners missed out on a mesmerising display from locals Love Migrate. The sound mix in the band room was atrocious, with…
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Kill City Creeps perform their final residency at Upstairs Beresford supported by Young Romantics. Photography by Pete Dovgan.
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Hibernian House was taken over on Friday night by two wonderful young singer/songwriters. First up was Patrick James, a surprising young talent whose eloquent folk music may have fit well on the Garden State soundtrack – especially the closing track “Burn Away”. A beautiful track, all it was missing was a montage. “Carry On” opened…
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While we were working on the forthcoming DZ Deathrays documentary (you’ll be hearing more about that very soon), we captured a performance from up-and-coming Melbourne group Damn Terran performing “Death of Me”. The sound isn’t great but you defintiely get a good idea as to what this band is all about! Enjoy! The live footage…
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So last night held many firsts for me. My first time working the ARIAs (or attending at all for that matter), my first time doing red carpet interviews and my first time meeting Kylie Minogue (assuming asking a question in the press centre is “meeting”). But more on all that later… Firstly, let it be…
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